egress window

Hey guys, have buddy who is a contractor and is going to install an egress window to an existing house. Wants me to build retaining wall for the well walls, no problem. Question is, just curious if any of you guys have done this before, and anything i would have to watch out for. dimensions would be 4' high/3' out/6' wide. I don't think I would need to grid it, but will look into it more. Let me know what you guys think, thanks guys.

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Depending on the manufacturer of the wall you are building you very well might need to grid it. Most times on an egress there is some drainage that needs to be worked out at the bottom of the well which actually makes the hole deeper. You might want to look into some pre-fab window wells available online to alleviate the need to do geo grid. The other thing you might need to look at is steps coming out of the egress well. This may be directly related to local building codes. Just some things to think about.

You will need some type of drainage at the bottom, depending the code in your area you will need steps or a lader and also if it is 4' high you will defintly need geogrid. I have done them with SRW block and prefab plastic kits the SRW looks a lot better but the prefab kit is easyier to install.

what would be the best way to drain the egress window then? The house was built in the 60's and has an existing window well with a small 2'x1' window now...so not sure if there is any type of drainage in the area now...i guessing not. Have any advise for the best route to take?

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